as in unhappy
having, prone to, or marked by bad luck
this fishing rod must be jinxed, seeing as how I never catch anything
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jinxed
Adjective
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Smart, much like Georgia’s fan base, is pretty unhappy after yet another loss to Alabama.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025 -
While there are reasons to be unhappy with the performance, each win in the NFL is hard to get.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Napoli’s coach cursed the fates.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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The safe housemates were Nancy and Cameron, while Emily, Sam, and Caroline were cursed with an evil eye.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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All the rest are likely to shine in movies by good directors, and most actors whose reputations aren’t illustriously artistic have mainly been unfortunate in their collaborations.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
30 Sep. 2025
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Irish butter may now an internationally marketable commodity, but in Swift’s day, the Irish peasantry fought back against their replacement by cattle by maiming and driving the unfortunate cattle off cliffs.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Paul Thomas Anderson has always been possessed by the spirit of revolution.—
Richard Newby,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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The devices possessed the capability to transmit up to 30 million text messages a minute, according to The Associated Press.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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When an unlucky farmhand gets bitten, the disease spreads to humans.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
27 Sep. 2025
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The cinematic feature directed by Jordan Hemingway sees Twigs and her friend book a room with an unlucky fellow’s credit card as the scene evolves into a provocative hotel rendezvous sans fellow.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Each is nevertheless charmed by the other, forming a relationship that’s portrayed a bit like an illicit affair.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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The two met in 2005, and though Kidman was instantly charmed, Urban didn’t call her back for months.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Moulton’s Senate primary rationale, stated or otherwise, rests on the enduring public image of former President Joe Biden, who withdrew from his 2024 reelection bid after a disastrous debate against Trump revealed limitations of being in office at age 82 and beyond.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Oct. 2025
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No one has been sent home or saved because of a disastrous technical.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Denham’s name was spelled incorrectly in an earlier version of this story.—
Hollace Ava Weiner,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Oct. 2025
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Kevin Hogan spelled Kizer for a game in 2017, while Thad Lewis spelled Weeden for a game in 2012.—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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